CARB fines four for fuel switch failures

JANUARY 19, 2015 — The California Air Resources Board has fined four shipping companies a combined $146,719 for failing to switch from  bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur marine distillate fuel upon entering

Irving awarded AOPS build contract

JANUARY 16, 2015 — Canadian media report that the federal government has now signed a build contract with Irving Shipbuilding for the AOPS (arctic/offshore patrol ships) program. Irving is the prime contractor

Norway launches Green Coastal Shipping initiative

JANUARY 16, 2015 — Norway aims to have the world’s most environmentally friendly fleet of coastal vessels according to a declaration of cooperation just signed by Minister of Trade and Industry Monica

Anchor handlers to have MacGregor deck packages

JANUARY 16, 2015 — Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor  has won a contract from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China to supply deck equipment packages for two 78 m anchor-handling/offshore support vessels under construction for

Leonard Glenn Francis pleads guilty in Navy bribery case

JANUARY 16, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Leonard Glenn Francis, owner and chief executive of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in

Nichols Brothers to build ferry superstructure

JANUARY 16, 2015 — Vigor Industrial has awarded Ice Floe, LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders a contract to construct the superstructure portion of the third Olympic Class 144-car Washington State Ferry,

Three rescued in China tugboat capsize

JANUARY 16, 2015 — Xinhua reports that rescuers saved three people yesterday after a tugboat capsized at about 3 pm local time while on trials in the Fubei Channel, near Jingjiang city,

New boxship takes title of world’s largest

JANUARY 16, 2015—It is said that fame is fleeting and perhaps there is no better case than the 19,100-TEU CSCL Globe, which held the title of the world’s largest containership for about

Huntington Ingalls adds two to corporate development team

JANUARY 15, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has appointed two new members to its corporate development team. Andy Green has been named vice president, corporate development, shipbuilding, and Michael S. Smith

Fergus Campbell to head up Imtech Marine USA

JANUARY 15, 2015 — Imtech Marine has appointed Fergus Campbell as the new Director of Imtech Marine USA. Mr. Campbell worked for the company, when it was Radio Holland USA, from 2000

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